Awesome Slow Cooker Irish Stew
Cut-up some lamb, potatoes and fresh veggies. Toss them into your crock pot the night before, and have a hardy meal at hand the moment your St. Patrick's Day celebration begins.
Cook Time
Kitchenware Required
vegetable peeler
kitchen knives
measuring cup
measuring spoons
large skillet
large slow cooker
large wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless lean lamb
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2" pieces
- 2 medium turnips, peeled and cut into 1/2" pieces
- 3 medium carrots, cut into 1/2" pieces
- 2 medium onions, cut into thin wedges
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1/4 cup fast-cooking tapioca
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
Instructions
- Cut the boneless lamb into 1-inch pieces.
- Heat the cooking oil in a large skillet, and brown the lamb pieces half at a time.
- In your slow cooker mix together the potatoes, turnips, carrots, onions, tapioca, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Stir in your browned lamb pieces and beef broth.
- Cover the slow cooker, and cook the stew on low-heat setting for 10-12 hours (or high-heat setting for 5-6 hours).
Nutrition Facts | |
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Serving size: 1 cup | |
Calories | 292 |
Calories from Fat | 135 |
% Daily Value * | |
Fat 15 g | 23% |
Saturated fat 6 g | 30% |
Unsaturated fat 9 g | |
Carbohydrates 23 g | 8% |
Fiber 3 g | 12% |
Protein 17 g | 34% |
Cholesterol 50 mg | 17% |
Sodium 684 mg | 29% |
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. |